Today was a pleasant cruise for me and a six lock struggle for Ali, after yesterdays accident, health and safety have been uppermost in her mind, so much so that she tried to fill a lock with the paddles still open, while being far safer as the depth was kept shallow in case of emergency, the boat wasn't going up to the next level, so after what seemed like an hour, caution was thrown aside and the paddles closed ! We did feel a pair of twits, we blamed the gongoozlers who kept distracting us.
Stoke Bruerne is the village to have our company for a night or two, Ali's initial reconnaissance has located Two Pubs ! and an Indian takeaway !! so with that and the Waterways Museum we will be ok.
Sign seen close to a marina
Getting back to more ornate stone bridges
Some thought and love went into this one
Not a sign Ali wanted to see really
The water road ahead is a bit lumpy
Moorings at Stoke Bruerne
To the front the church tower can just be seen
To our rear the locks, behind is best thinks Ali
So we are in Northants. fairly close to where one of Ali's sisters and partner lives. Tomorrow we'll meet up with them at either The Navigation or The Boat. We are moored close to a nature reserve so will explore that later. There are new mooring rules being introduced here because it's a popular spot, so we can stay for 2 days and after that it's £25 a day, at the moment it's us and one other boat on the moorings but that's likely to change later today with people making the most of good weather and the last few days of the school hols.
Bye for now
Ali and Baz
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